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Fasting Versus Counting Calories?
So this fasting versus counting calories idea, Right?
Fasting is a beautiful approach because it actually saves you t...
How To Live Longer and Better By Understanding Your Personal Nutrition Map
So, to live longer by understanding your personal nutrition map. How do we do this?
Well, what we mean by nutrition ...
Upgraded Formulas - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Learn why Upgraded Formulas Products and Hair Test Analysis & Consultation are such a great choice. Our motto is "Test, Don't Guess" because we want to help you live optimally without wasting your time or money.
Zinc, Copper, and Coronavirus - What you NEED to know right now.
First, a story, a friend of mine had this happen last week. He developed a bacterial infection - in his mouth, and the cause, and how he pieced together what was happening is interesting. And you might be doing it TOO.
As I write this the world is spinning in the wake of a violent reaction to the coronavirus / COVID-19, and there is one important fact of chemistry that is being overlooked!
Do You Have Bathroom Problems? Magnesium That Doesn’t Cause Diarrhea and Other Important Topics
Most people I talk to ask me: Ok, I hear that Upgraded Magnesium helps with sleep and headaches and lots of other things, but (and then they usually lower their voice, and whisper, But does it cause, you know, the runs? For fun, I say, "the runs?" And they respond with, "Yes, you know, diarrhea, does your magnesium cause diarrhea?"
I smile. “No.” I say, "It doesn’t. “Why is that?” they say.
Why Am I Tired All The Time? A Story of Chronic Fatigue and What To Do About It.
Stacie came to me a couple years ago. She struggled with chronic fatigue - for years now, the better part of a decade actually. She felt like she was at the end of her rope.
She was also concerned about how she had began to age faster.
I explained something to her that she still quotes back to me now:
"Aging and fatigue are related." and "Chronic fatigue prematurely ages you." In fact, it is premature aging.
What actually makes hair turn grey and white?
I always say, "Think of your hair as an indication, and indicator, a warning sign because however nice your hair is now, from an evolutionary perspective, you can view it as a gauge on the dashboard of your health. That is likely a large part of why it was put there on your head.
Headaches work the same way, a warning sign, and when you don't listen.. they get worse over time, and boom, migraines are now your new normal.
So, what to do about it?
Vitamin and Mineral Synergies To Watch Out For: How Avoiding Nutritionally-Induced Mineral and Vitamin Deficiencies Can Help You Live Optimally
This is one of the least understood areas that hold people back in their health and life.
Have you ever stopped to wonder if there might be a consequence to taking a large dose of a single vitamin or mineral, say 100 mg of the vitamin B6 every day or 5000 mg of Vitamin C, or 1000 mg of the mineral magnesium, or even taking the RDA of calcium every day, but not getting enough of other minerals that balance calcium such as the electrolytes potassium, magnesium, and sodium?
Why is Zinc SO Important? Zinc Deficiency Symptoms & Causes - Steps To Feel Better
Great question. Zinc deficiency symptoms affect about one in three people worldwide, especially those in undeveloped ...
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Common Magnesium Deficiency Symptoms & Causes - Clear Steps To Feel Better and Perform Better
Magnesium deficiency (also known as hypomagnesemia) is not nearly as well known as calcium or vitamin deficiencies, b...
Iodine 101: Am I getting enough Iodine?
Most households in the United States keep iodized salt in their pantries as a cooking staple. So naturally we think s...